#include    <iostream>
#include    <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;
int R(int N, int P)
{
    int r = 1;
    while(P)
    {
        if(P % 2 == 1)
            r = (1LL * r * N) % MOD;
        N = (1LL * N * N) % MOD;
        P = P / 2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    int N, P;
    fin >> N >> P;
    fout << R(N, P);
    return 0;
}